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CSI Denver Names 2006-2007 Officers/ACEC Salary Survey Now Available/USGBC Launches Climate Initiative at GreenBuild 2006
A record 12,000 design and building professionals descended upon Denver in November for GreenBuild 2006, the U.S. Green Building Council's international expo and conference. During the event, the council announced a series of new initiatives and the winners of its annual Leadership Awards.
CSI Denver Names 2006-2007 Officers
The Denver Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute
announced its 2006-07 officers this fall.
They are Dennis Erwin, CSI, CCS, CCCA, president; Dean Leschak,
CSI, CCPR, president-elect; Roger Johnson, AIA, CSI, CCCA,
first vice president; Rick Middleton, CSI, second vice president;
Ray Crabb, CSI, secretary; Jeff Sunderman, CDT, treasurer;
Dave Bishton, CSI, CCS, MAI, and Dan Galanaugh, CCCA, professional
directors; Randy Bessler, CSI, and Greg Nunemaker, CDT, industry
directors; and Kendy Cusick-Rindone, CSI, CCPR, past president.
ACEC/CO 2006 Engineering Salary Survey Available
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado's
2006 Compensation, Human Resources and Business Practices
Report is now available.
Eighty-four engineering firms representing an employee base
of 3,700 participated in this year's survey. Among the highlights:
Civil and transportation engineering were the top revenue-generating
fields. Environmental - hazardous waste, mechanical and water
resources - rounded out the top five revenue areas.
The average annual base salary has grown 2.5 percent over
past two years.
Firms are projecting 4.3 percent employee merit increases
in 2007, exceeding national projected averages ranging from
3.65 to 3.9 percent.
Staffing increases continue, with 81 percent projecting
more hiring in 2007.
The average base salary that engineering graduates with
a bachelor's degree can expect is $44,700. Graduates with
concentrations in electrical, environmental, mechanical and
transportation engineering disciplines may receive higher
offers.
Employee turnover was 17.4 percent in 2005, up 1.6 percent
over 2004.
The ACEC/CO's business practices committee publishes the survey
annually, using the Owens Group to conduct the survey and
compile the data.
Participants can buy a copy of the complete survey for $100;
the cost for ACEC/CO nonparticipant members is $200; nonmembers
cost is $500. For more information or to order a copy, call
303-832-2200 or go to www.acec-co.org.
New Climate Initiative Launched at Conference
During GreenBuild 2006, held Nov. 15-17 in Denver, the
U.S. Green Building Council's board and LEED steering committee
unveiled a series of proposals and recommendations that
will bring further focus on green buildings and their impact
on climate.
Each of the following items were created to have an immediate
and measurable impact on C02 reduction:
Beginning in 2007, all new commercial LEED projects will
be required to reduce CO2 emissions by half compared to
current levels.
Once approved, all commercial LEED projects must achieve
at least two energy and optimization credits.
USGBC will develop a carbon dioxide offset program that
relies on the verified performance data from LEED projects.
All LEED for new construction and for core-and-shell buildings
that reach certification will automatically be registered
for free for LEED for Existing Buildings.
Full rebates of certification fees for platinum buildings;
By the end of 2007, USGBC as an organization will be 100
percent carbon neutral. Over the past five years, the council
has offset more than 38,000 tons of CO2 to cover emissions
from its GreenBuild conference and attendees travel. The
organization is also set to move into a LEED-platinum commercial
interiors space in a LEED-gold building in Washington, D.C.
A portfolio performance program designed to recognize
companies for high environmental performance across their
portfolios.
USGBC will launch in early 2007 a new educational program
designed specifically to help industry professionals learn
how to apply design and construction practices that are energy
efficient and have immediate and measurable impact on CO2
emissions.
Other initiatives at USGBC included signing a memorandum of
understanding with the Clinton Climate Initiative to engage
the largest cities in the world through the Large Cities Climate
Leadership Group and provide them with the tools to become
leaders in energy efficiency and green building strategies,
which will result in the reduction of carbon emissions. The
council also signed a collaboration agreement with Autodesk
to partner on technology initiatives.
GreenBuild 2006 drew a record 12,000 design and building professionals.
Council Honors Green Building Leaders
During its international expo and conference, the USGBC
also recognized outstanding leaders in green building at
its Leadership Awards.
Awards were given to organizations and individuals in five
categories: community, education, advocacy, LEED and organizational
excellence.
The winners were:
Community - Architect Robert Fox Jr., principal, Cook
+ Fox;
Education - Greg Franta, FAIA, of The Rocky Mountain Institute;
and the Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado;
Advocacy - Maria Atkinson, global head of sustainability
at Lend Lease; and the California Department of General
Services;
LEED - Gary Saulson, director of corporate real estate
at PNC Financial Services; and Liberty Property Trust; and
Organizational excellence - HOK (Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum).
$10M Gift Supports New Construction at
Fitzsimons
The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences
Center School of Pharmacy will receive a $10 million gift
from The ALSAM Foundation, a Utah trust, to help with construction
of a 105,000-sq-ft building on the Fitzsimons medical campus
in Aurora.
The ALSAM Foundation gift is the largest ever to the pharmacy
school and one of the most substantial ever to the Health
Sciences Center. In recognition, the school will be renamed
the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The current pharmacy building at Eighth Avenue and Colorado
Boulevard in Denver is also named for the L.S. Skaggs family,
nationally known as pioneers in the retail drug and grocery
business and as philanthropists.
The new pharmacy building will house state-of-the-art research
laboratories; conference and seminar rooms; small classrooms;
offices for faculty, staff and administrative personnel;
and support spaces for student services, postgraduate professional
education and experiential programs.
Program plan approvals from the University of Colorado's
Board of Regents and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education
are expected by March, with construction beginning in July
2008 and occupancy scheduled for July 2010.
Built Green Colorado Honors 2006 Winners
Built Green Colorado honored builder members this fall
for their commitment to the Built Green program, exemplary
building practices and overall green-building principles.
They are:
Built Green Hall of Fame
Matt Lawrence, Equity Custom Homes;
Todd Gamboa, Village Homes of Colorado Inc.;
Christa Andraos, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.;
Rob Sattenspiel, Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters;
Lindsay Barczuk, Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
Parade of Homes Built Green Award of Excellence
Equity Custom Homes, The Copper Creek
Parade of Homes Built Green Award of Achievement
·o Rocky Mountain Custom Homes, The Circle of Life
Built Green Builder of the Year
Building Alternatives Inc.
Built Green Sponsor of the Year
Comfort Air Distributing/The Rheem Team
Built Green Home of the Year
$250,000 to $500,000 - Aspen Homes of Colorado, The Gregory
Residence;
$500,001 to $1 million - Domani Homes Inc., The Regis
Residence;
$1 Million-Plus - RJD Development, The Horn Residence
Built Green was introduced in 1995 through the joint efforts
of the HBA, the Governor's Office of Energy Management and
Conservation, Xcel Energy and E-Star Colorado.
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